Novartis
Team Leader in Data Science, Disease Area X
Cambridge (USA) · Director
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About the role
- Internal Job Title: Senior Principal Scientist or Associate Director
- This role will combine scientific leadership, hands-on computational expertise, and people leadership to advance target identification, biomarker discovery, mechanism-of-action understanding, and portfolio decisions.
- They will help define and operationalize AI/ML strategy for discovery applications, including generative and agentic AI.
Responsibilities
- Lead data science strategy and execution for hypothesis-driven discovery programs, including study design, analysis of experiments, and interpretation of complex biological datasets.
- Drive multi-omics analytics across genomics, transcriptomics, proteomics, single-cell, spatial, imaging, clinical, and other relevant data modalities to support target and biomarker portfolios.
- Partner cross-functionally with wet-lab scientists, translational researchers, platform teams, and senior stakeholders to shape experimental design and accelerate decision-making.
- Lead, coach, and develop direct reports, creating a collaborative, inclusive, scientifically rigorous, and high-performing team environment.
- We strive to create an inclusive workplace that cultivates bold innovation through collaboration and empowers our people to unleash their full potential.
Requirements
- Strong practical experience with scientific software development, reproducible analysis, workflow orchestration and collaborative development practices
- experience in Python and/or R, with familiarity in tools such as GitHub, HuggingFace, workflow managers, Jupyter notebooks, containers
- Deep experience with cloud-based or enterprise-scale compute platforms, high-performance computing
- Significant experience influencing and collaborating across diverse scientific teams, including wet-lab biology, translational research, engineering, and computational functions.
- Familiarity with modern AI/ML methods and their application to biological or biomedical data (i.e. generative, agentic AI)
- Experience acquiring, curating, and engineering proprietary and public datasets while maintaining appropriate data governance, privacy, and security standards.
- Demonstrated ability to shape scientific strategy cross-functionally, influence senior stakeholders, and translate analytical results into portfolio-relevant decisions.
Compensation
- The salary for this position is expected to range between $160,300 and $297,700 USD annually for Senior Principal Scientist, Data Science, and $176,400 and $327,600 USD annually for Associate Director, Data Science.
- The final salary offered is determined based on factors like, but not limited to, relevant skills and experience, and upon joining Novartis will be reviewed periodically.
- Novartis may change the published salary range based on company and market factors.
- Your compensation will include a performance-based cash incentive and, depending on the level of the role, eligibility to be considered for annual equity awards.
- $160,300.00 - $297,700.00
Benefits
- Your compensation will include a performance-based cash incentive and, depending on the level of the role, eligibility to be considered for annual equity awards.
- US-based eligible employees will receive a comprehensive benefits package that includes health, life and disability benefits, a 401(k) with company contribution and match, and a variety of other benefits.
- In addition, employees are eligible for a generous time off package including vacation, personal days, holidays and other leaves.
- To learn more about the culture, rewards and benefits we offer our people click here.
Company info
- Leader in Data Science, Disease Area X at Novartis will lead and contribute to high-impact data science programs that transform complex biological, translational, and multi-omics data into decision-driving insights for drug discovery.
- The successful candidate will lead a multidisciplinary team of data scientists and partner closely with biology, translational research, data sciences, IT, and discovery platform teams.
- This leader will also contribute significantly to data generation, curation, and engineering strategies that enable scalable use of proprietary and public datasets.
- The role reports to the Head of Data Science, Disease Area X.
Equal opportunity
- EEO Statement:
- The Novartis Group of Companies are Equal Opportunity Employers.
- The Novartis Group of Companies are committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities.
- Equal Opportunity Employers.
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